Moving Students Toward Higher-Level Thinking: FrontRunner Podcast Series

June 20, 2018 James Bowen

In this latest podcast, Professor Janine Martins-Shannon, of Kean University in New Jersey, practices a student-centric learning approach with the objective of students acquiring higher-level cognitive reasoning skills. She has practiced this approach in both China and the US. Here she offers insights on different learning approaches, evaluation considerations and takeaways for both organizations looking for systems-level thinkers and higher education institutions developing systems thinking in students.

Your host, James Bowen, is an author, professor, and CEO of Experiential Simulations, a producer of simulations for teaching entrepreneurship and ethics.

Know someone that is insightful in a professional context and would be a great podcast guest? Topics are organizational or professional in nature and provide the listener with insight and conclusions derived from experience and thoughtful analysis of observations.
Contact James Bowen jamesbowen2017@gmail.com

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